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Recent Corrections
This submission has been corrected to reflect the maximum prison term faced by Mzia Amaghlobeli.
7/24/2025: This news release has been edited to clarify that the Houthis did not meet the international law requirements for a lawful naval blockade.
7/28/25: Edits were made to an interviewee's testimony for security reasons and to correct mistranslations.
We have corrected the online version of this news release to indicate that the UN Human Rights Committee was considering Vietnam’s report on its implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
July 8, 2025: The language in a graphic on page 37 has been corrected to indicate that for over 300,000 people, the effort to collect water takes more than an hour walking.
The text of the dispatch was corrected to make clear that the arguments presented by Eritrea were not spelt out in the resolution itself. These arguments were made during the Interactive Dialogue with the SR on Eritrea and in informal negotiations.
* This news release was on updated on July 8 to reflect the latest and final number of signatories to the joint statement.
*The joint statement was first updated on 23 June, then on 8 July, to reflect the latest and final number of signatories.
This version of the dispatch has been edited to clarify that a draft decision the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) referred Australia's bid to add Murujuga’s Cultural Landscape to its World Heritage List back to the Australian government, recommending it stop the air pollution that is currently damaging the rock art and prevent any further industrial development in the area.
5/16/2025: This version of the joint statement includes the most updated list of signatories.